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| Verlag | Salt Publishing Limited |
| Auflage | 2021 |
| Seiten | 224 |
| Format | 14,4 x 2,0 x 19,9 cm |
| Gewicht | 188 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | Salt Modern Fiction |
| EAN | 9781784632335 |
| Bestell-Nr | 78463233UA |
Fox Fires is a novel about the sensual experience of the city, of its sights and sounds, its hidden paths and the ambitions of those who walk them.
Klappentext:
A lost girl and a sprawling map of an unsettling city.
Wren Lithgow has followed her concert pianist mother around the cities of Europe for almost two decades. When they arrive in the mysterious city-state of O, where Wren was conceived during a time of civil war, she resolves to find man she believes is her father.
As the city closes in around her, Wren gives herself over to a place of which she understands nothing, but to which she feels a profound connection, in a story of the watchers and the watched, the ways in which we conceive of home and, finally, the possibility of living on our own terms.
Rezension:
Much as I enjoyed the author's debut, Booker-longlisted The Many, this tale has a more fluid and accomplished feel. There are similarities in the shadowy undercurrents, and the skill with which threads are woven together. Menmuir has spun a fascinating web that captured this reader's attention fully. I was left sated while still thinking through issues raised. A piercing, thought-provoking and highly recommended read.
Jackie Law